Volleyball Dominates Central MO State
-- by Tyler Madsen --
#8 Truman 3, #13 Central Missouri State 0
Pershing Arena just hosted yet another incredible volleyball match. THAT was the Truman volleyball team that has a chance to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament, a vast difference from the team who lost three MIAA matches in a row at one point in the middle of the season, two of which were at home in front of a shell-shocked crowd.
CMSU jumped out early in Game 1, leading 10-2, and it just seemed like nothing was going to go right once again at home for the 2nd-seeded Bulldogs. They finally kept working and working and finally tied the score at 18. From that point on, I think everyone in attendance knew deep in their hearts that this was going to be Truman's night.
Truman won game 1, 30-28, before jumping out to a 22-11 lead in game 2. CMSU made a game of it, but again, the old confidence of 2004 was back on the court tonight as the girls held on for a 30-27 win.
As for Game 3 ... I think CMSU should have just gotten back on their charter bus and headed back to Warrensburg. A 14-2 early Bulldog advantage and a perplexed and somewhat confused Peggy Martin (CMSU's head coach) led to a 30-12 thrashing. Outside of the first 12 points of the entire match, I really think this might rank up there as the worst CMSU has played in a LONG time.
Stats-wise: Kelsey Wackerman (MIAA conference MVP) racked up another triple-double tonight (12 kills, 22 assists, 14 digs). 1st-team all-MIAA junior Sarah Shearman pounded down 20 kills and also tallied 14 digs for a double-double. Give props to senior Tiffany Graham who had 12 kills in just 20 total attacks (no errors). Great night for her.
The 'Dogs are hopping on the bus tomorrow late afternoon to head over to Topeka to take on Washburn, the #7 team overall in the nation. They've only lost once all season. They lost at home. They lost to Truman in 5, and had it not been for a late questionable call in game 3 when the teams played there before, Truman just might have swept them.
Don't put that tournament trophy in the case just yet Washburn.
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On another note, the Truman men's soccer team beat Rockhurst tonight 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. A date with SIU-Edwardsville awaits the team on Saturday night at 7:00. Conor Nicholl, Ross Houston and myself will once again be road-tripping it (if you didn't read Ross's column before, check back in the Index archives to the 9/15 issue of the Index and take a look), so be prepared for some more analysis right here on the blog while we're in St. Louis.
#8 Truman 3, #13 Central Missouri State 0
Pershing Arena just hosted yet another incredible volleyball match. THAT was the Truman volleyball team that has a chance to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament, a vast difference from the team who lost three MIAA matches in a row at one point in the middle of the season, two of which were at home in front of a shell-shocked crowd.
CMSU jumped out early in Game 1, leading 10-2, and it just seemed like nothing was going to go right once again at home for the 2nd-seeded Bulldogs. They finally kept working and working and finally tied the score at 18. From that point on, I think everyone in attendance knew deep in their hearts that this was going to be Truman's night.
Truman won game 1, 30-28, before jumping out to a 22-11 lead in game 2. CMSU made a game of it, but again, the old confidence of 2004 was back on the court tonight as the girls held on for a 30-27 win.
As for Game 3 ... I think CMSU should have just gotten back on their charter bus and headed back to Warrensburg. A 14-2 early Bulldog advantage and a perplexed and somewhat confused Peggy Martin (CMSU's head coach) led to a 30-12 thrashing. Outside of the first 12 points of the entire match, I really think this might rank up there as the worst CMSU has played in a LONG time.
Stats-wise: Kelsey Wackerman (MIAA conference MVP) racked up another triple-double tonight (12 kills, 22 assists, 14 digs). 1st-team all-MIAA junior Sarah Shearman pounded down 20 kills and also tallied 14 digs for a double-double. Give props to senior Tiffany Graham who had 12 kills in just 20 total attacks (no errors). Great night for her.
The 'Dogs are hopping on the bus tomorrow late afternoon to head over to Topeka to take on Washburn, the #7 team overall in the nation. They've only lost once all season. They lost at home. They lost to Truman in 5, and had it not been for a late questionable call in game 3 when the teams played there before, Truman just might have swept them.
Don't put that tournament trophy in the case just yet Washburn.
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On another note, the Truman men's soccer team beat Rockhurst tonight 1-0 in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. A date with SIU-Edwardsville awaits the team on Saturday night at 7:00. Conor Nicholl, Ross Houston and myself will once again be road-tripping it (if you didn't read Ross's column before, check back in the Index archives to the 9/15 issue of the Index and take a look), so be prepared for some more analysis right here on the blog while we're in St. Louis.
posted by Anonymous at Thursday, November 10, 2005
1 Comments:
Tyler, what do you think Truman is going to need to do to beat Washburn? Do think Truman was really playing that well, or were the Jennies just having an off night?
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